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of a time-varying long-term exchange rate path, mainly driven by the terms of trade and net foreign direct investment …
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, and discusses the impact of ongoing labor market reforms and investment promotion policies. …
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building capacity in macroeconomic analysis and forecasting in the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). The MPI is …
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This Selected Issues paper focuses on decomposing the public-private sector wage differential in Lesotho. Lesotho's public wage bill is significantly higher than in other countries in the region. This paper takes a closer look at the civil service wage bill and examines public sector wage...
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This Selected Issues paper assesses the youth unemployment problem in advanced European economies, especially the euro … area. Youth unemployment rates increased sharply in the euro area after the crisis. Much of these increases can be … explained by output dynamics and the greater sensitivity of youth unemployment to economic activity compared with adult …
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dividend of a rapidly expanding labor force is fading and further structural declines in unemployment are likely to be limited … implementation of the infrastructure investment program, higher domestic saving, and structural reforms. …
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This Selected Issues paper discusses reforming the state-owned enterprises (SOE) sector in Botswana. The authorities are committed to diversifying the economy and growing the relative size of the private sector but, until now, progress has been limited. Compared to other emerging markets, SOEs...
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. The country's real GDP growth reached 5½ percent a year on average, unemployment declined, and macroeconomic indicators … major obstacles to trade and investment, the reforms introduced in the period 2000/01–2002/03 contributed significantly to …
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